Job overview
Are you passionate about wound care and helping patients achieve their best quality of life? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sheffield Ambulatory Wound Care and Lymphoedema Service, a dynamic team dedicated to delivering high quality, evidence-based care.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking a motivated and organised nurse who:
• Has significant experience in community nursing or leg ulcer management.
• Ideally holds a prescribing qualification and mentorship training (desirable but not essential).
• Demonstrates excellent communication, clinical coordination, and holistic assessment skills.
• Understands referral pathways within leg ulcer management and promotes patient-centred care with a self-management focus.
• You will also be required to travel across different clinic sites; therefore, a driving license is desirable.
For those who are currently employed by the Trust as a Registered Nurse, you should instead apply through the Staff Nurse Transfer process via your line manager.
Main duties of the job
Work across four community leg ulcer clinics in Sheffield, assessing and managing patients with lower leg wounds and lymphoedema.
Provide advice and develop personalised care plans, focusing on evidence-based treatment and self-management strategies.
Manage the day to day running of leg ulcer clinics and carry out non-face-to-face clinical coordination, including handling new referrals and supporting healthcare professionals and patients remotely.
Be part of a supportive team committed to continuous professional development and service improvement.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse with NMC (Adult Nursing)
2. Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
3. Independent Nurse prescriber V100/V150
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Significant relevant nursing experience
5. Experience in wound care and lower leg assessments
Desirable criteria
6. Understands the needs and importance of community nursing
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Must be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge and wide range of clinical skills
8. Must be competent in Leg ulcer assessment and Management
9. Must be able to promote patient self-management and education
10. Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of research and evidence based practice and clinical audit
11. Must have knowledge of nursing process and be able to apply to patients in community
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
12. Job Description (PDF, 168.4KB)
13. Person Specification (PDF, 96.7KB)
14. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
15. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
16. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
17. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
18. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
19. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
20. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameSiobhan RobertsJob titleAWC and Lymphoedema Operational Nurse LeadEmail addresssiobhanroberts@nhs.netTelephone number0114 307 8091Additional information